Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-04-09
FIGHTING 4 BANK.
A Boston Man Who Had Lots OF Fun WIFE
Silver Dollars.
An amusing encounter between one o

An amusing encounter between one OF
the banks and a prominent business
mar is being told at the clubs with some
JUNCTION. Mr. X. the gentleman IN
question. vas called from home On bust
ness and left with his clerk a blank
check for any contingencies which had
not been provided for. During hi
absence q MESSENGER from the bank ap-
pearcd with il draft. and although offer
ed the check declined 10 receive any
thing but tie money. The matter
caused the cleek some inconvenience,
and hi employer, on his return, va.
deeply indignant e. the affair. tie
waited a few DAYS until another draft
came through tho same bank, when he
went TO the sub Treasury, procured the
amount due in silver dollars and turned
the coin over to the ban Soon another
draft came along. this time for Sl5, 900.
This was also paid IN silver dollars. the
bank being pretty we'll filed up with
the sacks Of specie. When the third
draft was due Mr., y. applied to the
Sub-Treasurv for the amount in silver
and was refused. He was naturally in
dlgnant. perceiTin- PLAINLY enough that
the refusal was lnstigated by the presi-
dent Of the bank. and he protested that,
as al officer Of tie Govcrment, the Sub
Treasurer had ~ RIGHT to Iefase to sell
INN as manE sl.Fcr dollars as he wished
10 by az any time. The refusal was
p~erei9tc ~. however, and Mr. Y. i'm
Mediat2jo sew r I e , mplnlnt Ito to Secretary ~
which arrived in due course of time,
Eating that the action of the Sub.Treas-
urcr was Illegal and unauthorized. In
the meantime, rs the draft of course had
to be pad Il, once. Mr.. X. had gone to
different banks. collected the amount Of
silver that he wanted, piling it up
loose in lotion baskets He ascertained
that he vas not obliged to take the
none himself 20 the bank. and when
the messenger appeared with the draft
lie presented HIM with the immense pile
Of sill yer, remarking that as he had not
beer able to procure the money from
the Sub-TIeasury in sealed an stamped
sacks, he supposed it would have to be
counted
But how am | to cary all that,S the
messenger cried in dismav.
Mr.. \ replied that lie really could not
say, and that while a hack might serve
his visitors turn, he really did not regard
the matter rs any affair of his. The
messenger had a hack called, and with
assistance got his precious baskets to
the sidewalk.
What is all thatN" demanded the
hackman, cycling the heavy baskets.
"Why that's silver.
'.Do you take me for an expressman,"
asked the driver. eli, there. get up"
and away he drove, leaving the unfortu-
nate young man in a worse dilemma
than ever.
The messenger managed, however, to
get the specie to the bank, where it was
presumably counted and in due time
still another draft upon Mr.. Y. cam to
delight til" officers + the bank. Once
more Mr.. presented himself at the Sub
Treasury, and once more, despite Secre-
tary Manning g letter. his demand for
silver was refused. This time he sent a
telegram 10 Washington and with great
promptness there came back Il dispatch
peremptorlly ordering the delivery of
the dollars. The money was paid to the
bank, and feeling by this time Il little
weary Of the affair. and probably salts
fed that he had amply revcn4ed the
d~lscourtesy shownto him in the original
Transaction, Mr Y. let the matter drop
here, after notifying all his correspon
dents that he did not wish to receive
any paper through the offending bank.